Faecal microbiota and fatty acids in feline chronic enteropathy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Feline chronic enteropathy is a set of disorders defined as the presence of clinical signs of gastrointestinal disease for at least three weeks. The most common final diagnoses are inflammatory bowel disease and alimentary small cell lymphoma. The etiopathogenesis of these diseases is incompletely understood; however, it is hypothesised that they involve a combination of factors, including altered composition and/or functionality of the intestinal microbiome. An important factor in the interplay of the microbiome and host is the production of short- and branched-chain fatty acids.  The aim of this study was to evaluate the possible differences in faecal microbiota diversity, composition and fatty acid production between cats suffering from chronic enteropathy and healthy

SUBMITTER: Miller J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10731866 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature